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Brightkite

http://brightkite.com/

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Location-based social networking

Discover who visits your favorite places. Join the community in real time.
Track your friends

See where your friends are and what they’re up to, in real time.
Meet people around you

Meet real world friends. Reveal your location, befriend, and chat with people around you.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
08/01/07 Seed 0.015M Unknown
03/01/08 Series A 1M Unknown

People

Brady Becker (Co-Founder)

Martin May (Co-Founder)

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Competitors

Glympse: Think about it: How often do you share information about your location with friends, family or… See Company Profile »
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Meet Now Live: Meet Now Live is a real-time, location based, mobile social network in and around New York… See Company Profile »
groovr: groovr is based in Los Angeles, California and was created in an effort to keep a… See Company Profile »
Plutolife: A global leader in mobile community development and publishing of mobile content, Plutolife’s products generate high… See Company Profile »

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News

Top 5 American cities for startups

August 8, 2012 4:40 pm

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Forkly discloses its data-collection practices in open letter to Congress

March 27, 2012 5:57 pm

One iOS app maker is so confident in the righteousness of its data collection practices that it has responded to… Continue reading ⟩

TechStars founder David Cohen turns “power angel” — raises $28M fund

March 7, 2012 4:00 pm

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